The City goes al fresco: Pavement space could be reallocated for cafes in Square Mile June 23, 2020 The Square Mile’s restaurants and cafes could be given a new lease of life with al fresco dining, under new plans being drawn up by the City of London Corporation. The CLC has announced that it will look into reallocating street space to restaurants as part of its plan to help them reopen safely after [...]
Londoners back Bailey pledge to reverse congestion charge June 23, 2020 Conservative London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has today submitted a petition to City Hall calling on Sadiq Khan to reverse the hike to the congestion charge. Bailey also said that he would undo the increase on the first day of his mayoralty, should he be elected next year. The petition, which has been signed by [...]
Sadiq Khan urges PM to make face masks compulsory in shops as well as public transport June 18, 2020 Sadiq Khan has urged the government to force people to wear face masks in shops and other confined public spaces. The mayor of London wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson this morning, calling for an extension to the rule which requires people to wear face masks on public transport. He said: “With lockdown easing, it’s [...]
Three quarters of customers ready to fly, says London City Airport June 18, 2020 Ahead of restarting services on 21 June, London City Airport has said that over three-quarters of its customers have said they are likely to travel when they are told it is safe to do so. An anonymous survey of over 4,700 of the airport’s customers showed that 78 per cent of respondents were either very [...]
Eurostar to roll out facial verification technology from next year June 17, 2020 Eurostar is set to roll out facial verification technology on services from London, meaning that passengers will be able to skip borders and ticket checks. The new technology, from biometric authentication firm iProov, will allow passengers to make entirely contactless journeys through the deployment of a facial biometric corridor at St Pancras station. The UK-based [...]
There can be no route back to normality for ableist commuter culture June 17, 2020 “Do not expect to return to the transport network you were used to.” We’re all used to hearing that there will be no return to “normal” life any time soon. So it’s no surprise that Transport for London (TfL) has broadcast the same message about our commutes as some tentatively plan to return to the [...]
Sadiq Khan takes coronavirus pay cut as City Hall faces £500m black hole June 17, 2020 Sadiq Khan will take a 10 per cent pay cut as he warns that City Hall will have to make cuts to public services without central government help. The mayor of London said he would slash his £152,734 salary by almost £15,300, while warning that the Greater London Authority faces a £493m budget black hole [...]
Coronavirus death toll in UK rises by lowest since lockdown began June 14, 2020 The death toll in the UK from confirmed cases of coronavirus has risen by 36 to 41,698, the government said today. The increase is the lowest recorded since 22 March, the day before Prime Minister Boris Johnson implemented lockdown measures. The daily tally of deaths related to Covid-19 usually dips over the weekend due to [...]
Will hydrogen fuel the UK’s net-zero coronavirus comeback? June 12, 2020 As the UK begins to take its first cautious steps out of the lockdown that has precipitated the worst economic crisis in modern history, thoughts have inevitably begun to turn to the question of what comes next. For some, the devastation wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic gives the UK a chance to fundamentally reset its [...]
Uber to make face masks mandatory for all from Monday June 12, 2020 Uber has announced that it will be mandatory for all of its passengers and drivers to wear face masks from 15 June. The measures, which are in line with new public health rules over public transport use, will initially apply to London before a wider rollout across the UK. As part of the initiative, which [...]